The garden was my husband’s domain. He spent hours snipping the heavy foliage here and there. He knew each tree… Read more The Wonders of a Garden
The Plant that gave me a Sense of the Magic of Life.
Since I was a teenager in Malaysia I have searched for a particular plant, one in which when you touched… Read more The Plant that gave me a Sense of the Magic of Life.
Being 78 and a Bit
I was a child climbing on the rocks on the coast of Cyprus seeing octopus in the rock pools. They… Read more Being 78 and a Bit
The Cycle of Life
I finished university. It left a void. I missed the stress! I spent time in physical work decorating three rooms… Read more The Cycle of Life
Approaching Old Age
I was 69 years when I retired from the film industry. My last job was to work on Steven Spielberg’s… Read more Approaching Old Age
A glimpse of the Film Industry
Every job was different. It was addictive. I would be working on a London street surrounded by the homeless at… Read more A glimpse of the Film Industry
A Change in Circumstance
The children grew up. We adopted one of our foster girls. She asked to be adopted and was adopted just… Read more A Change in Circumstance
The African Experience
Around two years after leaving Dubai my husband was offered a job in Benin, West Africa. By this time the… Read more The African Experience
Time in the Desert
It was so exciting to be boarding an aeroplane to Dubai. My husband had already gone ahead, I had dressed… Read more Time in the Desert
The Next Stage of the saga
Three years went by and we moved to another part of the country where I worked for a private nursing… Read more The Next Stage of the saga
Red Wine In MY Seventies 